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H. A. HSGEN, T, WOLFE, Ti ARMHAGE, In. L G. C. HISGEN.

METAL CONTAINER 0R BOX.

APPLICATION man JUNE 3,1915.

l l 939%@ ll. Pamed Aug. l, 1916.

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To all w 17mm `m a 1/ sonneri@ lie it known lhat we, HENRY A. HiSGEN, Tnowjan lVoLrn, lon' A imi'rrlon, wir., and (l-:onlne Hmmm, citizens of the llnied filiales, roijilling;I at Albany, in the county of Albany anll clit-alie of New York, have invonvoll crrtain new and nsnfnl inlprlnf'oH ments in Mural. (lonainlfrs m'lioxes; and we llo hurlhy llol'laro the following lo be a li'nll` clear, anll exact description of the involition, snlh als will lnahlo others skilled in the art lto which ia apportains to make anll use the saine.

('nr .inwntion relatos to new and. useful ilnprlwlnncnls in metal containers or boxes, anll inoro particularly lio thai; class allapoli n h@ nsoll for containing salvos, polishes anll similar substances, anll our prime object is lo provide a lfovor for the holly of the cln'itainl-:r or box having porionS thereof constrnciell in auch nianno as, to creato a "lirilional seal hclzwclfn the top and holly of ihn container.

.roinforling section for tho holljv7 of the lfon-v tailler. Anll a further object is o provide rolls at the selvagge eliges of tho holly anll lrovor rca) frtivcly.

(lthlr oh'iol'ts anll allvanlagls will ho hlroinai'tlr slit vlorlzli anll more particularly pointoll oniJ in lhc acl'oinpanying specifica* tion.

ln he al'l'olnpanyingi; drawings which are lnalll: a part of this :n iplilzatilzn7 Figure l is a top plan vilw oi the l-onlainrr or hox. Fig. L ir; an oligo lfllfraion ihvrlof, anll Fig, 3 is an lnlarfglll llltail sollional `lirw hrongh a poriion oi' the lontainlr, showing;v ihn loi'or in punition lo lili forl'lfll into ongagnnilnt vwill: lhli oppor migo of the holljyI of lhlz l-onltainlnn :jlightly tapered :inwardly from tho rib lo Speocation of .Letters Application. lei June 3, '.lil. Savini,

wall. 8 of whilifh is provililafl wim. fai-'islet or flared portion l) hlfeon its lo .i .r oligo and r's point ol coninfecnon 1th zii@ coi/o7* y saill ollse; poil-tion heilig ai nach on.

will?, im? l anglo as lo riclionally engage tho Unter lace of the oligo nl ih@ lioily wil sniiioienl", loro@ 3o Slcnrely liolcl lille more loocly anll. also .forni a fanlisli'a ily Walzer tight seal when the roll 6 connes in conl'uac with tho Sin-aight erige of nio wall 8 nloov olie flareli portion The inl-linaliorl nl? he olilso; portion 9 i@- slig'lily grla'rer lzan lilla inalnaion o" lili@ elige 5 so lha; in slaan-ing the comi over ao holly of ith@ conainlr i is neresszlry lio apply force in llirerling ihr rover over box, lila iiciional ongaglnnenro iii@ olse porlLioz/ Causing the cover lo firmly allineare 'lo *lilo elige 5, "ille llownwarll inovomlnr of lino rover? tlinnn; liiniizell hy ho S'iraigli oligo wall l, above 'ihn 'larel'i porlion 9, coming; in lfonalxl willi h@ roll l filial', n Sporza if lefl between die rib -l and lille rol'illi elige l0 of hl: cover when the Corri' inliy sentori on the container, into which any suitable insl'grnf nient may ho inlziollncell for removing; cover. lfl; will lillliwislfj hla soon iha; by pro-- willing tho roll l() at tho soli'aglz allg@ of the l'ln'rrv an :lhsohllrly sinooh sul-face nl; lh@ ellgo will he jrol'illolil and. if llesizrsll., forcing; 'rings ll anll i2 may oo inlrolhlcecl into the rolls ann l() rospel'iraiy allrliongli, in inos, inislanrei hry will he oiniell from ille slrlllllnro.

'lhil 'forni of l-laiaillcr can wry rheaply rolisrncloll anll ai; ihn limo rrnllerrll lxrrnllily strong anal llnrahlo in viliw of the rolillll'ollgrrs o' the "two gestions anll rho provision oli the reinforcing rih` nll il; will lillrwial ho soln hat hy planing;

holly l at a llitl'rrln lllgroo from the anglo oi' thv oll'al-t portion l). thu lwo parts of the l-ontainlr will hl:- sol'nrcly hllll together by friltlional lonarl; :will a perfect Seal formed hctwlon lh@ *two srl-lions. Anll it will like wise hr Slln that the lln'lr can ho rizallily rcnlovlal from rho hollyY of the conlainor, in viow ol llic falrl; lhat any suitable; instrument may be introduced between the rib and the roll of the cover to apply prying pressure thereagainst.

Having thus fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to.

secure by Letters Patent ot the United States is z* 1. Ametallic container comprising abody havingr an opstanding side wall, a circun1- ameter of the upper straight portion, saidy flared portion being adapted to frictionally engage the inclined portion of the wall of the body, thelower free edge of the cover wall beingformed into an outwardly curved roll, the upper edge of the straight portion of the cover wall at its intersection with the flared portion forming a stop for the downward movement of the cover when engaged with the roll of the body wall.

2. A metallic container comprising a body portion, the upstanding wall of which is provided ywith a peripheral rib between. its upper and lower edges7 the walls ot' the rib being crimped into close proximity to eaeh other and resting in a horizontal position, a cover for the body, the depending wall of which is provided with an upper and lower straight portion oi. different diameters and an outwardly iared portion connectingy said upper and lower straight i portions, said flared portion being adapted to fricr onally engage that portion of the wall oi' the body above the ril) and hold the (zover in position over thebody, the edge of the upper straight portion of thefdepending wall at the point of its connection with the flared .portion engaging lthe free edge oi the wall of the lbody whereby the descent oi' the cover onto the wall ot' the body portion will be stopped and the lower. edge of the lower straight portion held slightly spaced from said rib whereby an instrument may be introduced between said edge and rib to remove the cover.

ln testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing` witnesses.

HENRY A. HSGEN. THOMAS l/VOLFR. TQM ARMITAGE, JR. GEORGE C. HiSGEll, lWitnesses KA'rneinNn M. Amann, JOHN V. PRATT. 

